Drawing on broad reading and visits to campuses across the country, Tough’s work offers an indictment of American society and political structures and persuasively argues that universities must fulfill the American commitment to equality of opportunity

A freshly written overview of the failures and damage of our current governmental system and a vision of a new approach calling on frustrated citizens to replace apathy and selfishness with positive reengagement.

Academic in tone and buttressed by extensive research, this volume is recommended for serious readers interested in a cogent and persuasive overview of the key political structures in the Arab world within a political science framework.